The Company
JRI Ingeniería is a Chilean engineering consulting firm specializing in mining and industrial projects. It has more than 43 years of experience delivering EPCM and detailed engineering services. The company has completed more than 2,250 projects and is recognized for its high technical standards and multidisciplinary expertise in large-scale engineering.
The Challenge
JRI Ingeniería managed an average of 30 concurrent projects using a system that could not support the volume or complexity of engineering documentation required. As a result, the company experienced:
- Limited traceability of deliverables
- Poor visibility into document progress and reviews
- Duplicate documents and version control issues
- Delays to project milestones
- Negative impacts on service quality and client commitments
- Defining functional requirements
- Configuring the system to match real engineering workflows
- Making progressive interface and process adjustments
- Conducting leader-led training followed by full team adoption
- Full traceability of deliverables
- Fewer errors caused by duplication
- Improved coordination between engineering disciplines
- Structured workflows with defined review sequences
- Sustained productivity gains
- Greater control over documentation progress
As the business grew, the limitations of its existing system became more pronounced, highlighting the need for a purpose-built engineering document management platform.
The Solution
After evaluating multiple solutions, JRI selected Accruent Meridian for its strong alignment with engineering workflows, flexibility to support internal processes, and ability to manage complex technical documentation.
Implementation was completed in collaboration with Microgeo Ingeniería using a structured approach that included:
“Throughout JRI's journey with Meridian, we have been able to make continuous improvements to have a better product experience and deliver our deliverables to clients more efficiently.”
— Claudio Vergara, Project Planning and Control, JRI Ingeniería
The Results
With Meridian established as its central document management platform, JRI standardized information management across projects and achieved:
Meridian is now central to JRI’s operations and has supported more disciplined and scalable growth.
“For us, traceability is fundamental, and that improved completely after implementing Meridian,” Vergara said. “Today, Meridian is the heart of our document management operations.”
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